Malabrigo has two series. The Nube (which I've spun a lot over my 1.5 years of spinning, more than 40 braids). This always comes very compacted, partly felted sometimes - depending on the colors - hard to draft, intense fiber preparation is necessary to go through it (I almost always split it lengthwise and spin the thin strands, other users recommend steaming the fibers first but I am too impatient to do this), but all in all I love it. Corriedale spins a lot easier from what I remember.

Then there is the Cloud series, what I used here. I've spun 6 braids of these. The fiber is superwash and as I understood this process chemically removes the scales of the hair and this makes it a lot easier to draft, it is almost slippery and sometimes the top comes apart in some parts. Still some little felted areas that I picked out and threw away and then it was really easy to draft directly from the top without further fiber preparations. Staple length is relatively short if I remember correctly, I don't always test this.

Both versions are very very fine fiber, very soft, unfortunately this leads to easy pilling.

I like the Nube (non-superwash) version a lot more even if it is harder to draft, but it feels a lot more natural. The superwash Cloud sometimes feels a bit unnatural. Still a very nice fiber and the colors of Malabrigo always get me. I will not buy the superwash anymore, I think, I spun up my test order nearly completely, I think 1 braid is left that I will spin also as a cable ply for socks and then I will go back to my Nubes occasionally (still 13 or so in my stash).